Making dselect use unstable packages

I tried to install DOSEmu, but dselect wouldn't take it, it just skipped it. How do I get it installed (dpkg -i doesn't do it either). -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Support for Page Scanners (ie. HP ScanJets)

This is important, so any help is greatly appreciated (I am to make a recommendation as to a complete system to handle Web pages, E-Mail and networks for a small university, and If I can get their ScanJet to work, I probably could sell them, They use Adobe Photoshop, and I think the GIMP cou

Dynamic Linking

I'm trying to get GCC to do dynamic linking (I'm new to Linux, was using DJGPP on a M$-DOG system). I can get it to do static linking, but not dynamic. when I do "gcc -dynamic -o test test.o" it generates a static linked ELF binary (according ot ldd). If this is not the appropriate place for

DEFRAG for ext2fs

I found a program on SUNSITE (in system/filesystems) for defragmenting disks under Linux, and I was wondering if anyone has compiled it. I tried, but the compiler says function FIRST_INODE (or something close to that, sorry but the code is at home and I'm at school) is undefined. What it real

Opti Sound Card, Pnp, and Kernel 2.1.x

I have an Opti Pnp Sound Card, and it doesn't work under Linux (have to boot DOS and loadlin into Linux). According to the OSS/Linux Page, the Opti Cards will be supported under the "official" version of Kernel 2.1.x, is there such a thing, I see v2.1.17 (or something close), or are these kern

Incoming Files

Where do incoming files land at on FTP.DEBIAN.ORG??? Where can we access them. I'm looking for Kaffe (a Java Virtual Machine, I saw it mentioned on the lists, but I can't find it on the FTP). -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Troubl